Morris William "Dusty" Kline (January 18, 1898 – September 12, 1966) was an

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player and coach. He served as the first head football coach at Boise Junior College—now

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—coaching one season in 1933 and compiling a record of 1–2–1. A native of

Plainfield, New Jersey Plainfield is a city in Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, known by its nickname as "The Queen City."

, Kline played college football at the

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as a

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. In 1929, Kline was coaching football at Rupert High School in

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. Kline moved to

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in 1943 to become a purchasing agent for Baker War Industries, Inc. A year later, he was hired as football coach at Baker High School. Kline entered the real estate business in the 1950s. He died on September 12, 1966, at a hospital in

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Head coaching record

Junior college

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* 1898 births 1966 deaths American football centers Boise State Broncos football coaches Idaho Vandals football players High school football coaches in Idaho High school football coaches in Oregon People from Minidoka County, Idaho People from Rupert, Idaho Sportspeople from Plainfield, New Jersey Coaches of American football from New Jersey Players of American football from New Jersey {{1930s-collegefootball-coach-stub